# camping
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -æmpɪŋ

### Verb

camping
* present participle and gerund of camp

### Noun

camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)
* (uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.
    Camping is a favorite summer activity.
** 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 55:to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat.
* (countable) The act of setting up a camp.
** 1848, The North British Review, volume 9, page 17:In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.

#### Derived terms

* anticamping
* boutique camping
* camping chair
* camping coach
* camping gas
* camping ground
* camping mat
* camping site
* camping stove
* canoe camping
* champing
* freedom camping
* glamping
* noncamping
* random camping
* stealth camping
* tent camping
* vamping
* workamping

#### Descendants

* → Bulgarian: къмпинг (kǎmping)
* → Catalan: càmping
* → Danish: camping
* → Dutch: camping
* → French: camping
* → German: Camping
* → Hebrew: קמפינג (kémping)
* → Japanese: キャンピング (kyanpingu)
* → Korean: 캠핑 (kaemping)
* → Norwegian: camping
* → Polish: kemping
* → Portuguese: camping
* → Spanish: camping
* → Swedish: camping

#### Translations
## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camping (“campsite”), from English camping.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kampin/ [kãm.pĩn]
* Rhymes: -ampin, -in
* Hyphenation: cam‧ping

### Noun

camping inan
* campsite

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “camping”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

## Danish
### Etymology

From English camping.

### Noun

camping c (singular definite campingen, not used in plural form)
* camping

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “camping” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From English camping.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɛmpɪŋ/, /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: cam‧ping

### Noun

camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)
* campsite

#### Synonyms

* kampeerterrein

#### Related terms

* camper
* glamping

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English camping.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkæmp(ː)iŋ/, [ˈk̟æmp(ː)iŋ]
* Rhymes: -æmpiŋ

### Noun

camping
* camping

#### Usage notes

In Finnish camping usually denotes camping in designated camping areas which are accessible by car. Camping in the wild is usually referred to as retkeily or eräretkeily.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of camping (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
campingini
campingini
accusative
nom.
campingini
campingini
gen.
campingini
genitive
campingini
campingieni
partitive
campingiäni
campingejäni
inessive
campingissäni
campingeissäni
elative
campingistäni
campingeistäni
illative
campingiini
campingeihini
adessive
campingilläni
campingeilläni
ablative
campingiltäni
campingeiltäni
allative
campingilleni
campingeilleni
essive
campinginäni
campingeinäni
translative
campingikseni
campingeikseni
abessive
campingittäni
campingeittäni
instructive
comitative
—campingeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
campingisi
campingisi
accusative
nom.
campingisi
campingisi
gen.
campingisi
genitive
campingisi
campingiesi
partitive
campingiäsi
campingejäsi
inessive
campingissäsi
campingeissäsi
elative
campingistäsi
campingeistäsi
illative
campingiisi
campingeihisi
adessive
campingilläsi
campingeilläsi
ablative
campingiltäsi
campingeiltäsi
allative
campingillesi
campingeillesi
essive
campinginäsi
campingeinäsi
translative
campingiksesi
campingeiksesi
abessive
campingittäsi
campingeittäsi
instructive
comitative
—campingeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
campingimme
campingimme
accusative
nom.
campingimme
campingimme
gen.
campingimme
genitive
campingimme
campingiemme
partitive
campingiämme
campingejämme
inessive
campingissämme
campingeissämme
elative
campingistämme
campingeistämme
illative
campingiimme
campingeihimme
adessive
campingillämme
campingeillämme
ablative
campingiltämme
campingeiltämme
allative
campingillemme
campingeillemme
essive
campinginämme
campingeinämme
translative
campingiksemme
campingeiksemme
abessive
campingittämme
campingeittämme
instructive
comitative
—campingeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
campinginne
campinginne
accusative
nom.
campinginne
campinginne
gen.
campinginne
genitive
campinginne
campingienne
partitive
campingiänne
campingejänne
inessive
campingissänne
campingeissänne
elative
campingistänne
campingeistänne
illative
campingiinne
campingeihinne
adessive
campingillänne
campingeillänne
ablative
campingiltänne
campingeiltänne
allative
campingillenne
campingeillenne
essive
campinginänne
campingeinänne
translative
campingiksenne
campingeiksenne
abessive
campingittänne
campingeittänne
instructive
comitative
—campingeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
campinginsä
campinginsä
accusative
nom.
campinginsä
campinginsä
gen.
campinginsä
genitive
campinginsä
campingiensä
partitive
campingiään campingiänsä
campingejään campingejänsä
inessive
campingissään campingissänsä
campingeissään campingeissänsä
elative
campingistään campingistänsä
campingeistään campingeistänsä
illative
campingiinsä
campingeihinsä
adessive
campingillään campingillänsä
campingeillään campingeillänsä
ablative
campingiltään campingiltänsä
campingeiltään campingeiltänsä
allative
campingilleen campingillensä
campingeilleen campingeillensä
essive
campinginään campinginänsä
campingeinään campingeinänsä
translative
campingikseen campingiksensä
campingeikseen campingeiksensä
abessive
campingittään campingittänsä
campingeittään campingeittänsä
instructive
comitative
—campingeineen campingeinensä :

#### Synonyms

* (camping in designated areas): leirintä
* telttailu

### Further reading

* “camping”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

From English camping.

### Pronunciation

* (France) IPA: /kɑ̃.piŋ/
* Audio (Paris):(file)
* Audio (France, Normandy):(file)
* (North America) IPA: /kam.piŋ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

camping m (plural campings)
* (uncountable) camping
* (countable) campsite

### Further reading

* “camping”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Etymology

English camping, which seems to have formerly had the meaning "campsite". First attested in 1911.

### Noun

camping m (invariable)
* campsite
    Synonym: campeggio

## Middle English
### Adjective

camping
* Alternative form of campyng

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English camping.

### Noun

camping m (definite singular campingen, indefinite plural campinger, definite plural campingene)
* camping
* a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground

#### Synonyms

* (sense 2) campingplass

#### Derived terms

* campingbil
* campingplass
* campingvogn

### References

* “camping” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “camping” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English camping.

### Noun

camping f (definite singular campinga, indefinite plural campingar, definite plural campingane)
* camping
* a campsite, camping site, campground (US), or camping ground

#### Synonyms

* (sense 2) campingplass

#### Derived terms

* campingplass
* campingvogn

### References

* “camping” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from camping.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɛm.piŋk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛmpiŋk
* Syllabification: cam‧ping
* Homophone: kemping

### Noun

camping m inan
* Alternative spelling of kemping

#### Derived terms

* campingowy
* campingowiec
* campingować impf

#### Related terms

* kamper

### Further reading

* camping in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* camping in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.pĩ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈkɐ̃.pĩɡ/

### Noun

camping m (plural campings)
* (uncountable) camping (activity)
    Synonym: campismo
* camping spot

## Romanian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kemˈpinɡ/

### Noun

camping n (plural campinguri)
* camping

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English camping.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkampin/ [ˈkãm.pĩn]
* Rhymes: -ampin

### Noun

camping m (plural campings)
* campsite
* camping in a private campsite

#### Usage notes

* camping refers to camping in a private campsite, a designated area with services, improvements and various facilities. On the other hand, campismo is camping in an impromptu area (as one might decide to stop while backpacking or hiking, or simply adjacent to a road through the wilderness).

#### Related terms

* campismo m

### Further reading

* “camping”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10